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This year’s winners of the second OSCE-IFSH Essay Competition
It was a close call this year: The jury named Anna Nadibaidze (28, University of Southern Denmark), Nicolò Miotto (23, Karls-Universität Prag) and Claudia Ditel (27, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz)…
Why Did the Hoped-for Peace Dividend Not Materialise in the 1990s?
Professor Dr Michael BrzoskaEvent tip, 8 December: 50th Anniversary of Willy Brandt winning the Nobel Peace Prize
Panel discussion and ceremonial act of the FES and Bundeskanzler-Willy-Brandt-Stiftung50 years ago, on 10 December 1971, the German Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo for his committed work for détente and peace in Europe. The Nobel Committee paid…
IFSH Report Provides Incoming Federal Government with Recommendations on Arms Control
Christopher Fichtlscherer, Dr Pia Fuhrhop, Dr Alexander Graef, Dr Mischa Hansel, Dr Alexander Kelle, Dr Ulrich Kühn, Dr Moritz Kütt, Dr Oliver Meier, Dr Neil Renic, Professor Dr Elvira Rosert, Dr Jantje Silomon, Franziska Stärk, Maren Vieluf
In the coming years, the new German federal government will be faced with three difficult arms control issues. The government must create new approaches, protect existing ones, and further develop…Watch online: How can peace research and peace education produce and disseminate knowledge?
Event organised by the IFSH and the Berghof FoundationThe IFSH and the Berghof Foundation: Both institutes marked their 50th anniversaries in 2021, and both spread knowledge and ideas for a more peaceful and secure world.
As part of their anniversary…Roundtable: Dilemmas of Security Sector Reform Processes
The Federal Foreign Office and the Research and Knowledge Transfer Office Security Sector Reform (SSR Hub) of IFSH hosted the "Roundtable on Security Sector Reform" on 18 November. During this…
Why do hypersonic missiles matter? – BBC interview
In November 2021, IFSH researcher Marina Favaro was interviewed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)'s radio programme 'The Inquiry'. The overarching question of the programme was: What are…
New publication with two IFSH contributions: Political Islamism as a Hybrid Actor with Global Reach (in German)
Reem Ahmed and Dr Patricia SchneiderWhat drives the actors of Political Islam(ism)? What are their intentions and how do various actors within the scene go about recruiting people, building social connections and ensuring loyalty? How…
Peace Researchers in Dialogue with the Munich Security Conference (MSC)
For the third time the Munich Peace Meeting took place on November 16, 2021, this year as a video conference due to the pandemic. The conference is organized by the Projektgruppe Münchner…
IFSH researcher becomes part of the Réseau Nucléaire et Stratégie - Nouvelle Génération
Franziska Stärk has been accepted into the 2021-2022 cohort of the Réseau Nucléaire et Stratégie - Nouvelle Génération. The network offers its members, young professionals and master students in…